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Hancock County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hancock County is 160.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 397 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (161), Gas station (mapped facility) (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (34). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 41.0034, -83.6506.

How this county ranks in Ohio

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Hancock County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	20.1	13	1.55xSignificant	15.8 to 25.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.6	11.3	1.38xSignificant	12.3 to 19.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.5	3.4	1.32x	2.8 to 6.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.2	4.8	1.29x	4.2 to 9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	17.1	13.9	1.23x	13.7 to 21.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.4	30.2	1.21xSignificant	31.3 to 42.1	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.7 to 9.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.2	18.7	1.19x	18.2 to 26.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.2	17.9	1.18x	17.1 to 26.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.3	3.7	1.16x	2.6 to 6.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.3	23.8	1.15x	22.5 to 32.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	160.4	143.2	1.12xSignificant	149.3 to 172.1	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.1	4.6	1.11x	3.2 to 7.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.5	18.5	1.11x	16.5 to 25.2	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	2.5 to 6.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	453.1	453.4	1x	433.7 to 473.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.4	6.6	0.97x	4.4 to 9.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.8	51.8	0.96x	43.9 to 56.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.8	6.2	0.94x	3.7 to 8.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.1	8.7	0.93x	5.7 to 11.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	10.3 to 17.4	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.9	4.4	0.89x	2.4 to 6.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.3	6.6	0.65x	2.6 to 6.7	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Hancock County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,446.5	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	48.7	59.8	-19%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.1	6.2	-18%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	78.6	96.9	-19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.8	28.6	+18%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million
Benzene1.06 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

397 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing161
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Air permit holder (minor source)34
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)32
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Brownfield property22
Small hazardous waste generator16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
TRI reporting facility12
Major air pollution source9
Public airport6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)6
Large hazardous waste generator5
Wind power plant4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,909,956 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840BLLPC12340 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.3
Whirlpool Corp Findlay Div, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 72,602 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840WHRLP4901N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds, Fostoria
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane. 1,235,767 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44830RCHRD608FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Cascade Corp, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Nickel, Manganese, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 10,427 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840CSCDK2000P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Adm Fostoria, Fostoria
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002319982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Thiram, Cobalt compounds, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840CPRTRLIMAW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Hearthside Food Solutions, Mc Comb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 171,391 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45858CNSLDRADER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Tower Automotive Operations Usa 1 Llc, Bluffton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 783 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45817MCNTS18717 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation (0332000023), Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000497052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Astemo Americas Inc., Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 119 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840FNDLX1901I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Sanoh America Inc., Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Xylene (mixed isomers). 8,886 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840HSNNC1849I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Whirlpool Findlay Operations (0332010170), Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Sanoh America, Inc., Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Findlay Inds Inc Molded Prods Div, Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Superior Trim Dba Back In Black, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Triethylamine, Toluene, Diisocyanates. 1,505 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 45840GRDNR2100C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Cooper Tire And Rubber Co *, Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Cascade Kenhar Inc, Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002114131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc., Findlay
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000395634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Arlington Village Pws-Arlington Village, Arlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Findlay Water Pollution Control Center, Findlay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064593177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Findlay Products Corp, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 45840FNDLY245IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
P & A Industries, Findlay
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 45840PNDST6CRYS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Adm Fostoria, Fostoria
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002319982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Hancock County Landfill, Findlay
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006202411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Green Meadow Mobile Home Park, Ada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070939764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hancock County

Ohio state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Hancock County, and their findings.
Ohio vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Ohio health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Ohio environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Ohio drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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